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Lyme disease: recognition and management for emergency nurses
Over the past ten years there has been a significant rise in the number of people who...
Newsroom
Government consults on making first aid skills part of curriculum in English schools
Education would include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and dealing with common injuries
Bawa-Garba case: NMC has no plans to review FtP of nurse who was struck off
Bank nurse Isabel Amaro was struck off after being convicted of gross negligence manslaughter
RCN announces candidates for president and deputy president
Postal ballot will run from 11 October to 14 November
Downgrading EDs does not increase number of deaths, study finds
Researchers find the effects of increased journey times to EDs are offset by other factors
Government sticks to its nursing associates target figure, despite low uptake
Nursing associate apprenticeships are almost 1,500 below projected numbers
NMC lifts restriction on Christian nurse dismissed after discussing faith with patients
Nurse Sarah Kuteh accepts she 'went too far' by giving a patient her Bible, spokesperson said
Evidence and Practice
Does use of the LUCAS device improve mortality in adult patients with out-of-hospital...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence in the UK, with 60,000 cases...
Lyme disease: recognition and management for emergency nurses
Over the past ten years there has been a significant rise in the number of people who...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate...
In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the...
Emergency management of burns: part 2
Infrequent presentation of this patient group to emergency departments can cause stress and...
An exploration of the reasons why people attend but do not wait to be seen in emergency...
Aim The aim of the study was to explore the reasons why people do not always wait to receive...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives
Compassion is a topical issue in clinical nursing practice, nurse education and policy, but...
Features
Advanced practice: which path should nurses take?
How the advanced clinical practitioner role could affect the future of nursing
RCNi Emergency Nursing Award 2018 recognises the importance of research in the...
Heather Jarman has built a successful nurse-led team in her emergency department which is...
Stopping sensory overload in emergency departments for people on the autism spectrum
A deputy sister in Northern Ireland has set up a hospital quiet room to help patients cope
Sepsis: how one ED has achieved a 70% rise in patients receiving life-saving treatment...
Cambridge hospital trust uses digital technology to provide faster access to sepsis care in...
RCN chair: Adamant nurses must use their voice
RCN chair Maria Trewern is full of hope for the profession – and wants to give members more...
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
Opinion
Why effective leadership is critical to patient outcomes
Leaders who empower are rare, but are an essential and effective team developer
Bringing ergonomics to the emergency department
Applying ergonomics in NHS trusts can boost patient safety and staff morale
Suicide prevention in the US needed now more than ever
As US suicide rates continue to rise, what can emergency nurses do to help those at risk?
Students
Leading on a cardiac arrest made me confident in giving CPR
Aiding a woman after a heart attack made a student more confident in handling emergencies
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...
Careers
‘Be prepared to work outside your comfort zone’
Senior charge nurse Susan Macaulay describes what it takes to work in an emergency...
‘Do the right thing and be prepared to support an unpopular view’
Senior lecturer Lorna McInulty explains how becoming a trauma nurse co-coordinator changed...
‘Persist and be ambitious: nothing that comes easy is worth having’
University of Wolverhampton Institute of Health Professions senior lecturer Jim Bethel...